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THRESHOLD

dandelion + burdock's own generative short film: a driver, a machine, a salt flat, and the moment before the line is crossed.

Made with
dandelion + burdock
My role
AI Designer + Motion Graphics Artist
Year
2026

About the project

THRESHOLD began as an internal test. Could a complete brief go from concept to finished film with generative AI as the main production method, and still hold continuity, pacing and performance? The answer is one minute in five beats: preparation, alignment, decision, entry and the cut before contact.

The palette is steel grey with only two colours, the purple of the visor and the red of the tail lights. Some shots were blocked out in Houdini first, so the generated images kept believable vehicle motion; others started in the AI tools, where atmosphere and texture mattered more than choreography.

I worked with the d+b team as AI designer and motion graphics artist.

Credits

Studio
dandelion + burdock
Director + generative artist
Dickon Knowles
Producer
Caner Ozcan
Lead 3D artist + animation
Oliver Soto
AI + environment designer
Alec Strang
AI designer + motion graphics artist
Emre Eryelkovan
Sound design
Burak Topalakci
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